Phillip Island WorldSBK: ‘I felt strong, could adapt my style’ - Alvaro Bautista takes control down under
The Aruba.it Ducati rider was quickest by less than a tenth in FP1 as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Locatelli provided the biggest challenge, but when it came to FP2, Bautista’s rivals were unable to stick with h𒁏is pac📖e.
Another strong run of laps early on saw Bautista crack the 1m 31s barrier, before finding another four tenths to lower his time to a 1:✨30.623s.
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Bautista’s teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Ruben Rinaldi was second but over half a second down a🧸s no other rider managed to break underneath a time of 1m 31.ಞ1s.
"I’m happy with today 𝓀because I had a good feeling with the bike," added Bautista. "Similar as in the test but toꦕday the track condition was a bit different, especially in the afternoon.
"Was very slippery and you had to be very careful because tyres slide everywhere. You had to adapt to the track condition. In any case I understood the situation of th𓂃e track and I could adapt my style.
"For sure, I had fun evenꦕ if the track was not in perfect condition. I’m happy because the bike worked well and my feeling was like in the test. Positive start to the season."
Bautista still not ready for ‘favourite in WorldSBK’ status
Following the test Bautista wasn’t ready to call himself the favourite, and although he dominated day one of ꦑthe season-opener to an even higher degree, Bautista still feels more is yet to come from his rivals.
With that said, Bautist𝔍a didn’t hide the fact he showed strong pace throughout.
Bautista said: "Well, in the afternoon we did ꦍa good pace but the condition we found today will be different tomorrow and Sunday. I think it’s not [time to] panic and we’ll see how the other riders will be in such differe𝐆nt conditions.
"Today I felt strong but I think many riders went quite fast. I don’t feel like a favourite. I just feel like I’m doing a good job wi🅘th the bike.
"We have to take the ꧙maximum in all conditions and when the track is difficult."
